Comment by paganel
3 days ago
In a capitalistic society (such as ours) I find what you’re describing close to impossible, at least when it comes to large enough organizations. The profit motive ends up conquering all, and that is by design.
3 days ago
In a capitalistic society (such as ours) I find what you’re describing close to impossible, at least when it comes to large enough organizations. The profit motive ends up conquering all, and that is by design.
Counterpoint: B corporations.
It's clearly possible for companies to self-impose safeguards: ESG/DEI, Bcorp, choosing to open source, and so on. If investors squeal, find better investors or tell them to put up with it. You can make plenty of profit without making all the profit that can be made.
There are countless highly effective charities that achieve this
(Yes, I know there is an even larger number of "charities" that do not achieve this ideal)
> There are countless highly effective charities that achieve this
I'm highly skeptical of this.